Training news

2018

We invite all Dr.Web community members and Android device owners to take part in another Doctor Web project designed to help users configure their Dr.Web software properly: Configure Dr.Web Anti-theft for Android. Complete our survey to learn how you can configure Dr.Web to protect your smart phone from theft and data leaks, and earn some Dr.Webling award points for doing so.

The holiday season isn’t over yet. While on vacation, people relax and don't watch over their belongings as carefully as they usually do. So configuring Dr.Web Anti-theft properly can be of vital importance. Dr.Web Anti-theft will work while you‘re relaxing—it can help you find your lost device or delete all the data from your Android phone if it’s unrecoverable.

We invite all Dr.Web community members and Android device owners to take part in our survey about configuring the Anti-theft. You will be awarded 100 Dr.Webling points as our way of thanking you for your time. Exchange the award points for gift certificates that let you purchase Dr.Web anti-viruses at a discount. If you haven't used the Anti-theft feature before, we hope that our project will help you set it up properly and keep your data well protected.

As part of its involvement in ECSM, a Doctor Web representative will conduct the online seminar, "Using application tools in a virtual sandbox to analyse malicious or potentially dangerous objects, with Dr.Web vxCube as an example". During the webinar, our representative will describe the capabilities of our interactive analyser and its scope of application. The date and time of the webinar will be announced later. The link for the webinar will be available on the Italian Information Security Association website.

ABOUT ECSM

ECSM is an awareness-building campaign aimed at making citizens and organisations more aware of computer security. The campaign is organised by the European Commission and the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) and its partners.

Doctor Web is pleased to present its new brochure “Configure Dr.Web to protect your computer from miners”. The brochure informs users how to use the Dr.Web anti-virus to protect their systems against miner Trojans (malware designed to secretly mine cryptocurrency or steal it).

Extremely popular today, mining can cause serious security threats. Many users resort to using illegal mining methods, and as a result, the number of malicious programs designed to engage in hidden mining at the expense of the resources of other computers and corporate networks is growing exponentially.

To learn how to adjust Dr.Web’s settings to protect your computer from miner Trojans, read our new brochure.

To inform users, Doctor Web specialists created the new brochure “Configure Dr.Web to protect your computer from miners”; we invite you to familiarise yourself with it. All of their recommendations on how to configure Dr.Web Anti-virus protection are well reasoned and accompanied by program screenshots. Take 15 minutes to read the brochure and configure your anti-virus — this will help you prevent cybercriminals from infecting your computer with a miner Trojan and keep them from using your computer or server power to secretly mine cryptocurrency.

Doctor Web—the Russian developer of Dr.Web anti-virus software—has released a new training course "Enterprise anti-virus protection solutions". The course was created for technical support experts who are charged with establishing a corporate network and are responsible for its security.

The course will help technical support experts and experienced users tackle the wide range of problems that can come up when they are putting anti-virus protection into place for their enterprise.

Doctor Web experts recommend that you study its course materials about enterprise anti-virus protection solutions so that you can avoid virus-related computer incidents in your company, counter cyberfraud, and prevent the theft of money via online banking systems.

After taking the course, all interested technical support experts will have the opportunity to solidify their knowledge and take an exam. After passing the exam, they will be issued an enterprise anti-virus security engineer certificate. You can apply for the exam at any time convenient for you. To do so, you need to register in My Dr.Web Training Portal. If you have not registered before, you must first fill out the application.

2017

Doctor Web reminds users that the Dr.Web Premium subscription package of the Dr.Web Anti-virus service incorporates a parental control module that helps protect children against exposure to objectionable content. Learn how to configure this component in our new video tutorial.

Use all the features of Dr.Web Parental Control — video tutorial

Parental Control is fairly easy to use, but it can be fine-tuned, so our video will be especially useful for those wanting to provide the most flexible PC and Internet usage rules for their household members.

In addition to whitelists and blacklists, Parental Control incorporates a feature that restricts the amount of time users can spend on the Internet (or on the computer in general)—e.g., to prevent children from using a computer during overnight hours. You can also restrict access to files and folders on the computer or in the local network.

The video tutorial clearly shows what buttons users should click on to get the result they need. In addition, it describes how to correctly protect the Parental Control settings from tampering.

Subscribe to the Dr.Web Premium subscription package, watch our video tutorial, and rest assured that your children are in good hands with Dr.Web Parental Control!

Doctor Web invites users to watch its new video about the Parental Control module in Dr.Web Security Space for Android version 12. The detailed instructions make it easy for users to enable and configure Parental Control to ensure their mobile devices remain secure.

Thanks to the Parental Control module—new in Dr.Web Security Space for Android version 12—device owners can prevent the launch of unwanted applications and protect the anti-virus settings from tampering. Doctor Web's new video provides users with step-by-step instructions on how to enable and configure Parental Control on smartphones or tablets.

We invite our users to watch the video tutorial for configuring Dr.Web! It’s very convenient.

Doctor Web, the Russian developer of Dr.Web anti-virus software, announces the launch of its latest project—“Ready to combat encryption ransomware!”—and invites all users to complete a survey on whether they are ready for this latest major threat: infection caused by Trojans from the Trojan.Encoder malware family.

The new project, which focuses on combating encryption ransomware, invites users to take a ten-question test to learn how to properly configure Dr.Web in order to fully protect their PCs from becoming corrupted by a Trojan.Encoder program.

Please note that this is not a true exam so you won’t find any right or wrong answers. First and foremost, the project is oriented toward helping users estimate their knowledge of encryption ransomware and learn how to use the whole arsenal of Dr.Web’s protection technologies to combat them.

Any user who takes the test is awarded 100 Dr.Weblings. Survey participants who share information about the project—by reposting project news on Twitter and/or VKontakte —get 10 Dr.Weblings for each link or repost.

Doctor Web invites you to join the project, take the survey, and share information about it with your friends so that as many people as possible become aware of this threat and protect their data from corruption. We are confident: Together we will halt the encryption ransomware invasion.

Doctor Web invites all Dr.Web community members, as well as anyone interested in protecting their system against encryption ransomware, to get acquainted with the company’s new training materials and take the course exam for DWCERT-070-6 "Protection from encryption ransomware for Windows PCs and file servers". Users who pass the exam will be awarded points and Dr.Weblings.

We invite you to study our DWCERT 070-6 course on how to avoid encryption ransomware, and then take the course exam.

According to Doctor Web's statistics, in over 90% of incidents, users are to blame for the encryption ransomware that gets launched on their computers. This means that almost all the incidents to date could have been prevented if the victims had been informed in time about the dangers of ransomware, knew how they are commonly distributed, observed the necessary precautions, and configured their system’s anti-virus protection properly.

Doctor Web has prepared the course DWCERT-070-6 "Protection from encryption ransomware for Windows PCs and file servers" for everyone who wants to prevent system infections and know more about the threat of Trojan.Encoder programs. We invite users to study the course materials and take the exam. In addition to the course materials, users need to study Doctor Web's policy regarding the free recovery of files that have been corrupted by encryption ransomware.

For each exam passed, Doctor Web awards 100 points and 10 Dr.Weblings, which as per usual can be used in monthly auctions or exchanged for gift certificates that can be used to purchase Dr.Web at a discount.

Doctor Web has expanded its informational materials to include a new brochure on how to use Dr.Web Security Space to protect computers against encryption ransomware. We invite you to download the new brochure and configure your Dr.Web software correctly to reduce the risk of your files becoming corrupted by encryption ransomware.

The new brochure “Configure Dr.Web to protect your computer from encryption ransomware” discusses how to configure your Dr.Web anti-virus in order to protect your system from becoming corrupted by a Trojan.Encoder program. After all, according to a new Doctor Web policy, free recovery of corrupted files is only available to owners of active commercial licenses if they comply with the new terms and if all the necessary Dr.Web settings were enabled at the time of the incident.

To protect computer from encryption ransomware, read our new brochure about critically important Dr.Web settings

By following our simple instructions, every Dr.Web license owner will be able to use the latest Dr.Web anti-virus technologies in the most effective way possible and keep their data from becoming corrupted by encryption malware.

2016

Doctor Web is pleased to offer its customers and partners a new training course devoted to the technical capabilities of the Dr.Web AV-Desk Internet service v.10, which facilitates the delivery of the Dr.Web Anti-virus and allows Dr.Web anti-viruses to be used on a subscription basis. The course describes all the actors and steps involved in the subscription delivery process: users, company and organization system administrators, service subscribers, and the system administrators within service supplier organizations. We invite you to make use of these new materials as you prepare to take our certification exams!

The training course for Dr.Web Anti-virus service suppliers has been released

In addition to manuals for administrators and users, included in the course’s theoretical materials are step-by-step instructions on how to use Dr.Web AV-Desk v.10. These clarify the most common issues that a service supplier’s technical specialists and customers have to deal with.

The section “Dr.Web AV-Desk. Version 10.0. Typical service usage scenarios for users” contains detailed information on how to manage a subscription. It also acquaints readers in detail with the Dr.Web anti-virus software installation process, as well as the anti-virus’s settings and how to maximize their use. This document is intended for administrators working in companies that use the Dr.Web Anti-virus service for business, and for “first-line” technical support specialists working for service suppliers.

The section “Dr.Web AV-Desk. Version 10.0. Typical service usage scenarios for group administrators” is generally devoted to security settings for user groups that are specified by a service supplier’s administrator using the Subscription Control Center administrator console. This section examines in detail not only protection control issues, but also interactions with service end-users, and how to send messages and receive statistics. This document will help system administrators working for Dr.Web Anti-virus service suppliers to learn how to control the Dr.Web AV-Desk service and use it not only with maximum efficiency, but also with ease.

The section “Dr.Web AV-Desk. Version 10.0. Typical service usage scenarios for service resellers” contains detailed information on the Subscription Control Center administrator console, how the billing system is configured, and how to manage Dr.Web Anti-virus service subscriptions; included are materials describing how to create, export, and import subscription packages. This section also describes nuances related to financial calculations between customers and service resellers.

Each step is accompanied by a screenshot or a chart illustrating a particular action.

Doctor Web has a new video tutorial describing all the capabilities of Dr.Web CureNet! Master 10.0 for iOS for technical specialists and all those interested in using Dr.Web products to manage Windows workstation and network security.

Following the release of Dr.Web CureNet! Master 10.0 for iOS, a new product training video has been added to the Dr.Web training video library. The video, geared toward technicians who are responsible for managing corporate networks, describes how to use Dr.Web CureNet! Master 10.0 for iOS to run anti-virus scans and perform curing on Windows workstations and servers. Everyone who wants to know how to organise remote workstation scanning, how to customise Dr.Web CureNet!’s responses if a threat is detected, how to scan mail files and files in archives and containers, and how to cure infected objects, is encouraged to watch the new video tutorial about Dr.Web CureNet! Master 10.0 for iOS.

Doctor Web has a new support page on its website that is devoted to the non-signature anti-virus Dr.Web Katana; the page includes a video tutorial about the product’s benefits.

The non-signature anti-virus Dr.Web Katana is designed to protect your computer against new threats that your anti-virus is not yet equipped to recognise. The new product incorporates an array of next-generation Dr.Web anti-virus proactive protection technologies. Dr.Web Katana monitors all system processes and blocks those that exhibit malicious behaviour.

The video tutorial teaches you why you need the non-signature anti-virus Dr.Web Katana and how to start using it right away!

Doctor Web’s specialists have prepared the video tutorial to help users. The video describes why using the non-signature anti-virus Dr.Web Katana in conjunction with a traditional anti-virus is critical to protecting a system against the latest, active threats. The video also demonstrates how to download and install this new software product.

We invite you to watch the video about Dr.Web Katana! It is already available on the user support page—download it or watch it online.

Doctor Web has made it simpler for authorised Dr.Web community members to access the company’s training system. To log into the “Training Portal”, users no longer have to create a separate account and then link it with their account on the website. Login is now possible using a drweb.com account. Training and certification have become even more accessible!

Access the Doctor Web training system using your drweb.com login!

The Doctor Web training system lets everyday users and IT professionals get acquainted with materials about particular products and take certification exams. In addition to acquiring a thorough knowledge of information security and how to administer the products, Dr.Web certified users also receive a score of 100 points and 10 Dr.Weblings for each successfully passed exam! Provided, of course, that they have an account on Doctor Web’s site.

In addition to the fact that Dr.Web community members can now use their drweb.com accounts as a “pass” to enter the training system, they can also more easily access the menu of certification testing options. By clicking on the “Register for exam” link in the “Training” section’s menu, the authorized user immediately lands on the page where one applies to take an exam.

Doctor Web is pleased to offer system administrators the new training course DWCERT-001-11: 'Protecting computer systems with Dr.Web Security Space'. All interested specialists are invited to study the course materials and pass an exam that will grant them certified administrator status for Dr.Web Security Space (version 11.0).

The practical training course DWCERT-001-11: 'Protecting computer systems with Dr.Web Security Space' describes the product’s main features and components. Particular attention is paid to the upgrades contained within the latest, eleventh version. Upon course completion, the administrator will be able to install the product and configure multi-layer anti-virus protection for all of a protected computer’s components (RAM, hard disks, and removable devices) against viruses, rootkits, Trojans, spyware, adware, hack tools, and other malicious programs from any external source. Step-by-step screenshots make the product easy for administrators to learn and perform all the tasks necessary to configure it.

2015

Doctor Web invites all users to participate in the Configure Dr.Web project (link) which focuses on the components of the new, eleventh version of Dr.Web for Windows. Dr.Web Security Space’s comprehensive protection incorporates several innovations that will make it simpler for you to achieve your goal of ensuring that your system remains completely secure. How it works: answer Configure Dr.Web questions and get 100 virtual award points for each passed test!

The Dr.Web SpIDer Gate HTTP monitor in Dr.Web Security Space version 11.0 is even more user-friendly. In addition, the developers have ensured that traffic scanning has an even lesser impact on system performance. How do you configure traffic scanning? How do you add trusted resources in the HTTP monitor exceptions? How do you set the scanning priority? If you have already installed Dr.Web 11.0, you’ll have no trouble answering these questions.

Also improved in the eleventh version was such an important component as Dr.Web Parental Control. Configure Dr.Web project participants are invited to choose the correct answers to questions about how to enable Parental Control modes, the secrets to working easily with profiles, and other component settings.

The information on how Dr.Web preventive protection works is very helpful; this component is responsible for protecting computers against encryption ransomware, which is today’s No. 1 threat. When you know how to configure the protection level, how to enable the “Data loss prevention” feature, and how to keep your system protected against ransomware, you can rest easy knowing your files will be safe.

The Configure Dr.Web project offers you an excellent opportunity to get better acquainted with Dr.Web Security Space 11.0, use the knowledge you’ve gained to win Dr.Weblings, and exchange your virtual award points for gift certificates!

Encryption ransomware is a pressing issue for users. It’s enough to look through Doctor Web's monthly reviews to see that the number of decryption requests submitted to our anti-virus laboratory remains high. Meanwhile, we’re doing our utmost to provide users with thorough information about this urgent threat, and this course is one more important way we are helping our users strengthen their defences.

This course contains detailed information and simple instructions on how to configure the Dr.Web components that are responsible for preventing Trojans from encrypting user files. The materials also contain detailed information about the data loss prevention feature that is available in Dr.Web Security Space.

Step-by-step instructions accompanied by screenshots will help the reader avoid the risks associated with encryption ransomware.

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web has launched the new information project “Myths about anti-viruses”, which is geared toward everyone who uses PCs and handhelds and is interested in information security.

Virtually every user at one point or another has had to deal with the consequences of a virus attack or has at least read or heard about them. Home computer owners, who use their machines for entertainment, as well as many IT professionals, are confident that they know everything there is to know about anti-viruses and repeatedly support misconceptions, such as the notions that no anti-virus software exists for Linux and Mac and that malware can compromise an Android device only because of user carelessness. And the assumption that viruses are written by anti-virus developers is something that Doctor Web security experts have to hear on an almost daily basis.

All the myths about anti-viruses have been collected in this new information project from Doctor Web.

It’s imperative to recognise that all such judgements are simply myths—myths that, unfortunately, are firmly rooted in users' minds. It is specifically these myths surrounding anti-viruses, what it is that gives rise to them, and how they affect information security that go under the microscope in our new information project "Myths about information security".

Doctor Web welcomes Dr.Web users, visitors to www.drweb.com and everyone interested in information security to familiarise themselves with this new project. After all, refusing to face facts, self-deception, and believing in myths can have consequences so dire that the result can be the loss of sensitive information or financial resources.

2013

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web has released a new course, General principles of email traffic protection. The course is designed for technicians who are responsible for corporate network security, which includes mail servers. This training will help them acquire the knowledge required to maintain email security, pass the examination and, if successful, acquire the status of certified Dr.Web technical specialist.

Corporate e-mail is an essential component of any organisation. Mail servers that have reliable anti-virus protection will secure confidential information and documents from unauthorised access and ensure the uninterrupted operation of an entire company. After all, email is one of the most popular channels through which viruses and spam are distributed.

In a compromised corporate network, email often becomes a source of malware that can use contact information and email databases to spread infections to the computers of your partners, colleagues and customers. The new course on the basics of email security will give Dr.Web users the information they need to establish reliable protection for their corporate email.

Upon completion of the course, all students can take an exam to test their knowledge and, if successful, become certified Dr.Web specialists in email security. You can apply to take the exam at any time convenient for you. To do this, you must register on the My Dr.Web Training Portal. If you have not previously registered, you must first fill out an application.